ṭangkai

Mizo

Etymology

From ṭang (“to serve”) +‎ kai (“to cross, get”); the second element can mean either "pull" or "get", but the fact that this verb has no glottal-stop-final stem II makes "get" a more likely source.

Verb

ṭangkai

  1. to be of use, in service
    • Vanglaini, "Aizawl leh Sairang rel chawlhhmun inkara MST bus tlân mipuiin hmang ṭangkai [Fleet of MST buses put into service between Aizawl and Sairang railway station]", 7 October 2025

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